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Nirmala Santhakumar

I’m speechless after reading your post Adam

I’ve decided to spend quality time on your blog to grab some valuable blogging and social media materials. Thanks for contributing your detailed post on getting more social shares. I do agree with your ideas/tips, am following most of them. I’ll implement the missed tips (specifically your extra tactics) soon to earn more social cues for my blog posts.

Really a fantastic article – I can say a mix of articles. I have to appreciate you for taking time to write such an awesome post. I especially liked your 16 ways, G+ guide and blog tactics. It’s really hard to see posts that contain more words, many bloggers usually restrict their writing to say 1000 words or something like that. I’m glad to see that you didn’t cared for any such thing, instead you concentrated only on the content ! That’s really great way of delivering and interestingly your article made me read everything (from top to bottom) without skipping some (Usually I do that if I don’t find the article interesting !).

Thanks for sharing your views. I need to apply some of these ideas

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Hi Bhanu,

Thanks for the kind words – really glad you’ve found my post useful.

I know what you mean, but there are definitely more bloggers starting to move towards longer articles.

I’ve always found that more detailed posts get better traction and it’s well worth spending the extra time.

Also, your comments show that it’s a good way to go.

Strangely enough, I’ve written posts a lot longer than this but managed to cram a lot of actionable tips in here.

My pleasure – happy to help

Mandie Sanders

Really great tips – bookmarking this page! The only thing that surprised me was putting “Please ReTweet” on your tweets. Does this really work? Personally, every time I see that I just find it really annoying and I purposely WON’T retweet it, even if I did find it interesting. (“Don’t tell me what to do, tweet!”) Haha, then again, I’m kind of a rebel.

Wow, good to know! I might do a test run with it. I’m going to have to edit my “How to Annoy People on Twitter” article. Lol

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

It’s still probably worth keeping in, it can still annoy people – but can work for others lol

Ace Concierge

We can always count on you for fantastic content Adam. You definitely offer helpful advice, clear and concise that anyone can implement.

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Thanks so much Suzie! there’s plenty more lined up!

http://joeyinpoznan.com/blog Joseph Wagner

Good article Adam. Regarding the social proof at the beginning, I’ve noticed that if you have a new blog with little interaction, no built following yet, but good content, it might actually be better to hide your engagement at the beginning. People see a new post with 0 likes as uncool and are less likely to like in the early stages. I’ve noticed this on a few of my posts recently through experimentation that my view/like ratio was substantially higher earlier if I didn’t display social plugins, but then later displayed after gathering early likes. Thanks for the tips!

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Thanks Joseph,

That’s a good point – there is definitely the potential negative social proof to have an impact. It’s something I’ve experienced on some blogs too.

I like your idea of displaying share counts after you’ve got some good shares on a post. I think there’s a social plugin somewhere that hides the count if it’s below a certain number – must have a look for it and do some testing.

Anytime – thanks for a great comment.

http://www.highpoweredseo.com/ Steven J Wilson

This is an excellent post Adam. Tons of great content and resources.

Google+ is now my favorite social network by far. I have found that one of the most affective ways I generate traffic is of course a great headline but also adding some value to the description before I place the link. This method also works even better for me when you use relevant groups that you are active in.

I enjoyed this post for sure. Especially, Pinterest since that will be one of the platforms I have next on my to dos.

Take care Adam!

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Thanks Steven.

Great to see you’re focusing more on Google+.

I’ve had a similar experience there, the formatting options and ability to use ‘full bleed’ images definitely works wonders.

Pinterest will be another solid traffic driver for you and eye-catching images are very easy to create using a tool like Canva.

Thanks Steven, you too!

Leslie L Denning

Whew! Great content. Just glad it’s bite-sized. You have a lot of great content here. I’ll be visiting a lot more often. Thanks for sharing.

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Thanks Leslie

Sometimes bite-sized is the perfect size!

My pleasure – hope to see you back soon.

http://sksmith.wordpress.com Sherman Smith

Hey Adam,

Wow this is quite impressive here. You can’t go wrong with the tips you shared, especially with twitter. I a couple of occasions I’ve gotten over 200 tweets within a couple of days, and the strategy I use goes along the lines of what you recommended. This post would definitely be a great reference! Thanks for sharing!

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Hey Sherman,

Thanks for the kind words! Great to know that you’ve been using similar tactics and getting great results.

My pleasure, hope you can use some of the other tips to get even better results!

Mike Rafati

Great content Adam, thanks for sharing!

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

No worries, Mike. Thanks for checking out the post.

http://earninghabits.com Stuart Laing

Really great post Adam, you’ve packed it with so many ideas. In fact, each tip could be used as the basis for a new article.

I agree with your point about content curation. This could be one of the greatest promotional opportunities at present. There is so much content online these days and most people don’t have the time to search for the truly brilliant content from the rest.

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Thanks Stuart – there’s definitely some room for some new posts to spawn from this and some particular tips that would need further explanation.

I’m with you – I think there is always potential to spread ourselves a bit too thin, which is where the value of these type of curated posts comes in. I’m seeing a lot more of this type of thing.

Thanks for checking out the post.

http://www.adriennesmith.net/ Adrienne

Well you already know this is an awesome post and I came over here because Sherryl Perry had missed it as well and shared it in her roundup. I’m surprised I missed this one too but I guess I did. You really do know how to give us the goods Adam, you’re just a genius.

If someone can’t find something on this list to help them on any of these platforms then they just obviously aren’t here for the right reasons or willing to put themselves out there.

You really did share the goods on how we can get more social shares on all the platforms. I’m going to have to study this list a little more to see how I can improve as well. I’ve been falling behind lately just being so busy that I’m not able to “do it all” at the moment. I certainly don’t want that to hurt me in the long run but it will if I don’t pick it up.

Thank you Adam again, awesome tips my friend.

~Adrienne

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Hey Adrienne,

Thanks for stopping by and sorry for the delay responding – I’ve been ill for a few weeks, easing back into things with the important stuff – comments

Thanks so much for the kind words – that really means a lot!

So true, there’s a lot to work with here, just a few of the tips I’ve mentioned have had a huge impact on my social shares.

I can definitely relate to that – there’s only so much that we can do and this blogging thing is time consuming. It’s good to test what works best for your audience and then focus on the tips yield the best results.

My pleasure, Adrienne – have an awesome weekend!

http://okaymarketing.com/ Brian Jackson

Awesome post Adam! Keep up the great work.

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Thanks Brian

http://www.aha-now.com/ Harleena Singh

Hi Adam,

What an awesome post!

I was just over at Adrienne’s where she mentioned your post, and the title caught my eye, bringing me right here. Yes, I think I saw it on Triberr too, but good to read through it now.

Loved all your tips, some that I do follow, and some I need to follow. I guess one can’t do everything nor be everywhere, but it does help to be guided in the right direction, and we cannot ignore any of these social platforms either. Moderation is the key, though you need to find time to be on all the above mentioned platforms, as having an online presence on such social platforms is essential too.

Thanks for these wonderful tips, once again. Have a nice rest of the week

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Hi Harleena,

Thanks so much

I was stoked to read Adrienne’s email and then find my post there.

That’s so true, we can only do so much. Definitely, it’s all about finding that healthy balance. I find the best way to balance things out is to put the focus more on where your target audience hangs out and the social networks that give the best results.

My pleasure, thanks for the great comment and enjoy the rest of your week

http://sksmith.wordpress.com Sherman Smith

Hey Adam,

Time and time again you always give us a mouthful of great information.

I did find this blog post in Adrienne Smiths for her thankful thursday and I have to say that I’m glad that I stopped by!

You mentioned using followerwonk. I just started using followerwonk a couple of months ago, and it does work to my advantage. I can figure out the peak times people are on twitter and I can adjust Buffer to tweet my blog post around those time. It does help a lot.

I’m off and on when it comes to social media. I usually just comment on what people post instead of writing about what comes to mind. For me it works better like this. Other than that, I’m usually posting my blog post once a week, or always posting others on social media!

But I’ll definitely keep some of the other tips you mentioned in mind! Thanks for the share and I hope you have a great weekend!

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Hey Sherman,

Thanks for the kind words.

Glad you stopped by too my friend!

Great to hear you’re finding Followerwonk useful, the integration with Buffer is something that I really like too.

I think with social media and blogging, you’ve got to have your own groove – what works for one, doesn’t work for the other.

I usually post once a week, I check my Twitter several times a day and then try to be on Google+ at least once a day.

Find your groove and go with what works.

I’m sure the other tips will come in useful.

Thanks, have a great weekend too!

http://blog.flightmedia.co/ Josh Coffy

Hey Adam!

Fantastic post, my man. Keep it up. I like how you broke down the individual networks!

-Josh

P.S. How are the ‘downloadable PDFs’ with leadpages doing for you? Thinking of doing the same! Are you adding them all to a general list or list-segment?

http://www.bloggingwizard.com/ Adam Connell

Hey Josh,

Thanks for the kind words – glad you liked the post!

They’re doing good but I had to take my foot off the gas with them due to a bunch of other projects.

The convert especially well when you structure posts in 2 parts and have the 2nd part for the opt-in.

I’m adding them to a general list right now. Got some plans on developing the content I have further at some stage.

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